Coventry

英 [ˈkɒvəntri]

美 [ˈkʌvəntri]

n.  考文垂

BNC.5154

习惯用语

n.

send sb to Coventry
• 拒绝与某人交谈，不理某人（作为惩罚）
  to refuse to speak to sb, as a way of punishing them for sth that they have done

柯林斯词典

• (作为惩罚)拒绝与某人交谈
  If peoplesendyouto Coventry, they avoid speaking to you whenever they meet you, as a way of punishing you for something that you have done.

双语例句

• Didn't she use to live in Coventry?
  她从前是住在考文垂这地方吗？
• The game took place at Cobham on Tuesday with the opposition provided by Coventry City's reserves.
  这场比赛是星期二在科巴姆训练基地进行的，对手是考文垂预备队。
• Lady Godiva rode naked through the empty streets of Coventry the next day.
  第二天葛黛瓦夫人一丝不挂骑着马穿过了空无一人的街道。
• He asked me in the pub if I was a native, so I confessed I was from coventry, not a local girl.
  他在酒店里问我是不是本地人，我承认我是从考文垂来的，不是本地女孩。
• The campus is linked by regular bus services to Coventry.
  校园与考文垂之间由班车连接起来。
• In2004, he studied in Coventry University, UK, receiving a Master's Degree of Communication Management.
  年在英国考文垂大学学习，获通信管理硕士学位。
• Sat September 3rd The youth team travels up in the morning to Coventry and draws 1-1.
  9月3日星期六今日早晨青年队前往考文垂比赛并1-1握手言和。
• Godiva was the beautiful wife of the Lord of Coventry. She lived in the eleventh century.
  葛黛瓦是考文垂勋爵的漂亮太太。她生活在十一世纪。
• She was educated at her local school for three years before being sent away to boarding school in the nearby city of Coventry.
  她到附近的考文垂市上寄宿学校以前曾在当地的学校读过三年书。
• I'm in social Coventry through leaving the receiver off.
  停止使用无线电接收机，我好像被社会摈弃了。